Creating engaging live streaming sessions requires not just great content but also effective session management. One important aspect of managing live sessions is ensuring that the session ends properly when the host leaves, maintaining a good user experience for all participants. This guide provides step-by-step instructions on how you can automatically end a live streaming session using Agora’s Channel Management API when the host leaves the channel.
Overview
Agora’s Channel Management API allows you to control user access and privileges within a channel. By leveraging this API, you can disband a channel (effectively ending the live streaming session) when the host leaves. This guide will cover how to set up a rule using the API that listens for the host leaving the channel and then disbands the channel accordingly.
Step 1: Preparing Your Environment
Ensure that you have your Agora App ID and App Certificate ready, as you’ll need them to authenticate your API requests. You’ll also need to generate a temporary token for authentication purposes.
Step 2: Detecting When the Host Leaves
To automatically end the session when the host leaves, you’ll first need to detect this event. This can be done through your application logic, by monitoring the host’s status within the session.
Step 3: Setting Up a Rule to Disband the Channel
Once you have the mechanism to detect the host leaving, you can use Agora’s RESTful API to disband the channel. Here’s how to set up a rule for this action:
1) API Endpoint: Use the Create Rules endpoint to set up your rule.
- Endpoint: https://api.agora.io/v1/apps/{appId}/rules
- Documentation: Create Rules
2) Request Body: Define the rule in the request body. Specify the action as disband when the host leaves the channel.
{
"appid": "<Your App ID>",
"cname": "<Your Channel Name>",
"uid": "<Host UID>",
"ip": "<Server IP>",
"token": "<Your Temporary Token>",
"action": "disband"
}
3) Sample Code Snippet: Here’s a sample code snippet that shows how to incorporate the REST API call into your server-side logic when the host joins (and prepares to leave) the channel.
const axios = require('axios');
function disbandChannelWhenHostLeaves(channelName, hostUid) {
const appId = '<Your App ID>';
const appCertificate = '<Your App Certificate>';
const temporaryToken = '<Your Temporary Token>'; // Generate as per Agora's documentation
const serverIp = '<Server IP>'; // Your server IP
axios.post(`https://api.agora.io/v1/apps/${appId}/rules`, {
"appid": appId,
"cname": channelName,
"uid": hostUid,
"ip": serverIp,
"token": temporaryToken,
"action": "disband"
})
.then(response => {
console.log('Channel disband rule created successfully:', response.data);
})
.catch(error => {
console.error('Error creating disband rule:', error);
});
}
//Replace <Your App ID>, <Your App Certificate>, <Your Temporary Token>, <Server IP>, channelName, and hostUid with your actual values.
Conclusion
By following the steps outlined above, you can effectively manage your live streaming sessions by automatically ending them when the host leaves the channel. This ensures a clean and professional end to your live events, improving the overall experience for your audience.